BA in Education: Social Studies - Curriculum Requirements

BA Education: Social Studies Degree Audit

UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS 

Academic Foundations (8 credits)
________1105_______________________________ 4CR
(Broad Enduring Interest)
EDU1205 Nature of Work: The Other Side
of the Teacher’s Desk 2CR 
LAS1305 Wellness: _________________________ 2CR 

Communication (12 Credits)
(WRI courses require a C- or better.)
WRI1002 Composition and Rhetoric II 4CR
WRI2012 Advanced Composition 4CR
EDU4050 Clinical Internship See EDU

STEM Engagement (8 Credits)
__________________________________________ 4CR
(Select one course from MTH1111 or higher)
_________________________________________ 4CR
(Select one course from MTH1111 or higher)

Culture & Society (12 Credits)
HIS2005 World Geography See HIS
EDU2000 Foundations of Education See EDU
HIS3100 Public History See HIS

 

HISTORY REQUIREMENT (40 CR)
HIS1005 Framework of World History 4CR
HIS2001 American Civ. I 4CR
HIS2002 American Civ. II 4CR
HIS2005 World Geography 4CR
HIS2006 Am. Social, Political, &
Economic Systems 4CR
HIS3100 Public History 4CR
HIS4000 Methods in Hist. Research 4CR
HIS2or3_____________________________ 4CR 
HIS3 4CR
HIS3 4CR
(Select three courses from the following. Two must be at the 3xxx level: HIS3000
20th Century Europe, HIS3002 European Colonialism, HIS3008 Islam, HIS3010 NJ
History, HIS3461 American Civil War, HIS3020 Crusades, HIS2010 African
American History, HIS2003 History of England.)

Related Requirements (8CR)
ECO1001 Economics 4CR 
SOC1000 Contemporary Social Issues 4CR 

Education Requirements (32 Credits)

All Education courses below must have a grade of B- or
better.

EDU2000 Found. of Education 4CR
EDU2004 Foundations of Education:
Teaching in the Content Areas 4CR

Courses below may only be taken after admission to the
Education Department

EDU3054 Literacy in the
Content Areas 4CR
EDU3059 Social Studies Curriculum
and Instruction 4CR
EDU3080 Clinical Experience:
Teaching Practicum And
Assessing Outcomes 4CR
EDU4024 Applications in Literacy 2CR
EDU4050 Clinical Internship:
Student Teaching 10CR

Related Education Requirements (4 Credits)
EDP2001 Preschool & School-Aged
Dev (3-18 Years) 4CR

Teacher of Students with Disabilities (21 Credits)
EDP3013 Psychology of High And
Low Incidence Except. 4CR
EDU3000 Assistive Technology 1CR
EDU3031 Special Ed: Learner’s Per. 4CR
EDU3033 Lang Development, Comm.
and Literacy in Spec Ed 4CR
EDU3034 Spec Ed Meth & Materials 4CR
EDU3038 Classroom Management
For Challenging Behaviors 4CR

Optional
EST2015 Intro to Equine Assisted
Activities & Therapy 2CR 

SLN1003 Sign Language I 2CR

SLN1004 Sign Language II                                         2CR

TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS: 129

Notes:
1. To earn a Bachelor degree, all graduates must successfully complete a
minimum of 129 credit hours.
2. Minimum of 32 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
3. New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA
of at least 3.0.
4. Graduates must have a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA in their major(s).
5. Courses that are special topic listed in the title, typically ending with a 99, are
repeatable. Courses are counted multiple times and do not replace grades of the
previous special topic course.
6. Credits can only be shared between the core and the major or core and minor
requirements. Shared credits within the core requirements is not allowed.
7. Please continue seeing your advisor for advisement as requirements may
change due to changes in NJDOE code and regulations.

BA Education: Social Studies Recommended Four Year Sequence